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C ONDITIONS OF B AI ‘ AT AND R ESPONSIBILITIES OF AN A H MAD I 100 grace and mercy. Those who wish to depart may do so; we bid them farewell. But they should remember that after thinking ill and cutting asunder, if they should again incline towards me, such inclination would not receive the honour from God as is bestowed upon the faithful, for the stain of ill- thinking and treachery is a big stain. ( Anw a r-ul-Islam, R uha n i Khaz a’ in , vol. 9, pp. 23–24) Steadfastness One hundred years ago, two elders of the Jam a ‘at demon- strated perfect fidelity and steadfastness. They were true to their pledge, very true. They were enticed with different kinds of attractions to break the pledge, but these princes of steadfastness paid no attention to them and remained true to their pledge. The Promised Messiah as has paid excellent tribute to them. They are Sahibz a dah Sayyed ‘Abdul La ti f Shah i d ra and ‘Abdur-Ra h m a n Kh a n ra. I present an excerpt from the Promised Messiah as : Ponder with faith and fairness that if a Jam a ‘at were based entirely on deceit, falsehood, and trickery, could its members demonstrate such steadfastness and valour that they should not forsake this path, accept being trampled under stones and— not worrying about their wives and children—offer their lives despite the repeated promises of release on condition of renouncing bai‘at ? Sheikh ‘Abdur-Ra h m a n ra was slaughtered in Kabul in the same manner. He made no protest nor begged for release by renouncing bai‘at.